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A Gay Man's Story in Snapshots

An Homage to my Friends, Family and Lovers

Tag: Gay Liberation

A New Home in Colchester

Posted on January 18, 2022March 29, 2022 by Gregg Blachford

“You’ve got mail”, my flatmate Peter announced. It was September 1977. I was lounging in bed one Saturday morning in… Read more A New Home in Colchester

The Gay Left and Me in London

Posted on March 18, 2021September 2, 2021 by Gregg Blachford

For those of you who have read about my life and times coming out as a 23 year old in… Read more The Gay Left and Me in London

Garry – A Lesson in Love

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by Gregg Blachford

In my last post, I told you I was going to talk about Garry, a flatmate of ours from that… Read more Garry – A Lesson in Love

Starting a New Life in London – 1973

Posted on September 14, 2020May 11, 2021 by Gregg Blachford

Here is my diary entry for my first day of my new life in London: August 29, 1973. “Land from… Read more Starting a New Life in London – 1973

Into the Australian Outback

Posted on May 24, 2019March 4, 2021 by Gregg Blachford

First time to the Outback – Early 1973 Having lived in Sydney for most of 1972 by now, I couldn’t… Read more Into the Australian Outback

Bars, Beats, Bogs and Sex

Posted on March 26, 2019February 18, 2022 by Gregg Blachford

“Sex is a revolutionary act” was one of the central political messages of Gay Liberation that I learned in Sydney… Read more Bars, Beats, Bogs and Sex

Living the Gay Liberation Life

Posted on December 3, 2018February 18, 2022 by Gregg Blachford

In early 1972, I landed in Sydney from Canada just as Sydney Gay Liberation was taking off and, as you’ve… Read more Living the Gay Liberation Life

Sydney Gay Liberation Takes On the Anglican Church

Posted on October 21, 2018February 18, 2022 by Gregg Blachford

My previous posts described how the burgeoning Sydney Gay Liberation (of which I was a burgeoning member) tackled what we… Read more Sydney Gay Liberation Takes On the Anglican Church

Out Of The Closets and Into The Streets

Posted on October 15, 2018February 18, 2022 by Gregg Blachford

OK.  I will confess that this “Come Out!” poster is not from Sydney where I was living at the time,… Read more Out Of The Closets and Into The Streets

Australia Made Me Very Gay

Posted on October 9, 2018February 18, 2022 by Gregg Blachford

Of course, that’s not literally true, but almost.  My 15 months in Australia from early 1972 certainly bumped me up… Read more Australia Made Me Very Gay

Starting Out

I’m slowly writing a memoir of my queer life using photographs and other archival documents that I’ve collected over the years.  Along the way, I hope to honour the wonderful friends I’ve had over the decades as well as my family.

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